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1636: The Cardinal Virtues

Assiti Shards ✓
by Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt
1636: The Cardinal Virtues (Assiti Shards) by Eric Flint, Walter H. Hunt
  ★ 8.00 / 1
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The new book in the multiple New York Times best-selling Ring of Fire series. After carving a free state for itself in war-torn 17th century Europe, citizens of the modern town of Grantville, West Virginia must contend with France's infamous Cardinal Richilieu, who is determined to keep his grip on power no matter what history says.

France, 1636... It has been twenty years since King Louis took Aña Maria Mauricia, daughter of Spain's King Philip III, as his wife, and their union has not yet produced an heir. Under the guidance of his chief minister, Cardinal Richelieu, a plan is developed to remedy that situation. Once she is with child, Queen Anne goes into seclusion to guard her health and protect her from those who would prefer that the child is never born — France’s foreign enemies as well as schemers such as Monsieur Gaston d’Orleans, the King’s younger brother and heir. When the Crown’s opponents make their move, factions inside and outside France must choose sides and help determine the future and fate of the Kingdom.

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Category: Science Fiction, Alternate History
Release date: July 1, 2015

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Eric Flint

Eric Flint (born 1947) is an American alternate history and fantasy author, editor and e-publisher.

Assiti Shards

Assiti Shards was previously known as The Ring of Fire.

Assiti Shards consists of ten primary books, and includes twenty-three additional books that complement the series but are not considered mandatory reads — considered a complete series. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

1632 (Assiti Shards #1)
  ★ 8.00 / 1
1633 (Assiti Shards #2)
  ★ 9.00 / 2
1634: The Galileo Affair (Assiti Shards #3)
  ★ 6.50 / 2
1634: The Ram Rebellion (Assiti Shards #4)
  ★ 6.00 / 1
1635: The Cannon Law (Assiti Shards #5)
not yet rated
1634: The Baltic War (Assiti Shards #6)
  ★ 7.00 / 3
1634: The Bavarian Crisis (Assiti Shards #7)
not yet rated
1635: The Dreeson Incident (Assiti Shards #8)
not yet rated
1635: The Eastern Front (Assiti Shards #9)
not yet rated
1636: The Saxon Uprising (Assiti Shards #10)
not yet rated
1635: The Tangled Web (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: The Kremlin Games (Assiti Shards)
  ★ 7.00 / 1
1636: Seas of Fortune (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: Commander Cantrell in the West Indies (Assiti Shards)
  ★ 8.00 / 1
1636: The Cardinal Virtues (Assiti Shards)
  ★ 8.00 / 1
1635: A Parcel of Rogues (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: The Chronicles of Dr. Gribbleflotz (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: The Devil's Opera (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1635: The Wars for the Rhine (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: The Ottoman Onslaught (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: Mission to the Mughals (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
The Alexander Inheritance (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: The Vatican Sanction (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1637: The Volga Rules (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1635: The Polish Maelstrom (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: The China Venture (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: Flight of the Nightingales (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: The Atlantic Encounter (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1637: No Peace Beyond the Line (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1636: Calabar's War (Assiti Shards)
  ★ 7.00 / 1
1637: The Peacock Throne (Assiti Shards)
not yet rated
1637: Dr. Gribbleflotz and the Soul of Stoner (Assiti Shards)
  ★ 8.00 / 1
1637: The Coast of Chaos (Assiti Shards)
  ★ 8.00 / 1

Book Reviews

07/07/2015
Ron avatar
Ron
338 books, 23 reviews
★★★★★★★★☆☆ 8 / 10

I love the series, hate waiting for the next book.

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